Medicine

Traditionally, scientists and doctors have sent messages to our brain cells in one of two ways: electrically (via electrodes or chips implanted in the brain) or chemically (hello Xanax, Zoloft, and Ativan). But one of

After my last post, about injured animals outfitted with prosthetics, several people wrote me asking why I didn’t write about a famous pair of prosthetic-wearing elephants in Thailand. Unfortunately, I didn’t have room to cover

Back in June, Eliza Gray, a reporter at The New Republic, had a remarkable cover story on transgender rights, which she called “America’s next great civil rights struggle. (Yes, I know I’m late in covering

Ramadan, the Islamic holy month during which Muslims fast during daylight hours, began last week. But Ramadan is more than a holiday–it’s also a unique research opportunity. The month provides a large population of people

Last week, I wrote about the high school science bloggers in Ms. Baker’s biology classes at Staten Island Academy. Over the next few weeks, I will be publishing several guest posts that have been written

The attendees at January’s ScienceOnline conference walked away with some great SWAG. One of the best freebies: Holly Tucker‘s new book Blood Work, due to be released next week. I recently had the great pleasure